EINSTEIN112
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Amkeni kumekucha hukooo.
Putin kawarudisha wajerumani enzi za UJIMA 😅😅😅😅😅
Mshtueni J. Makamba kwamba tumepata soko la uhakika la kuuza makaa ya mawe
Germany has taken a "bitter" decision to fire up idle coal power plants to reduce its reliance on Russian natural gas, as Vladimir Putin throttles supplies to the country.
Gazprom, the state-controlled Russian energy company, cut natural gas flows through the Nord Stream pipeline to Germany by around 60% last week.
"This is bitter, but it's essential in this situation to reduce gas consumption," Robert Habeck, economy minister and a senior member of the Green party, said in a statement.
Germany said it intends to cut the use of natural gas so it can fill its storage tanks ahead of the winter, when demand rises.
"The situation is serious," Habeck, who is also vice chancellor, said. "We are therefore further strengthening precautions and taking additional measures to reduce gas consumption. This means gas consumption must continue to fall, so more gas must be stored, otherwise things will get really tight in winter."
Germany's decision to turn back to coal power, which is highly carbon intensive, underscores how Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent surge in energy prices is threatening governments' climate policies. The German parliament passed a law in 2020 to phase out the use of coal entirely by 2038.
Russia has said Gazprom's decision to slash natural gas flows to Germany is the result of Canadian sanctions which have meant key pieces of equipment are stuck in Montreal.
But Germany has disputed this argument, pointing out that there are alternative pipelines that could be used.
The move has sent natural gas prices soaring and raised the prospect of shortages of the vital energy source during the winter. Germany imported around half of its natural gas from Russia in 2021.
Putin kawarudisha wajerumani enzi za UJIMA 😅😅😅😅😅
Mshtueni J. Makamba kwamba tumepata soko la uhakika la kuuza makaa ya mawe
Germany has taken a "bitter" decision to fire up idle coal power plants to reduce its reliance on Russian natural gas, as Vladimir Putin throttles supplies to the country.
Gazprom, the state-controlled Russian energy company, cut natural gas flows through the Nord Stream pipeline to Germany by around 60% last week.
"This is bitter, but it's essential in this situation to reduce gas consumption," Robert Habeck, economy minister and a senior member of the Green party, said in a statement.
Germany said it intends to cut the use of natural gas so it can fill its storage tanks ahead of the winter, when demand rises.
"The situation is serious," Habeck, who is also vice chancellor, said. "We are therefore further strengthening precautions and taking additional measures to reduce gas consumption. This means gas consumption must continue to fall, so more gas must be stored, otherwise things will get really tight in winter."
Germany's decision to turn back to coal power, which is highly carbon intensive, underscores how Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent surge in energy prices is threatening governments' climate policies. The German parliament passed a law in 2020 to phase out the use of coal entirely by 2038.
Russia has said Gazprom's decision to slash natural gas flows to Germany is the result of Canadian sanctions which have meant key pieces of equipment are stuck in Montreal.
But Germany has disputed this argument, pointing out that there are alternative pipelines that could be used.
The move has sent natural gas prices soaring and raised the prospect of shortages of the vital energy source during the winter. Germany imported around half of its natural gas from Russia in 2021.
